Archive · 19 Nov 2025
Pregnant Woman Dies En Route to Higher Medical Facility in Uttarakhand
An eight-month pregnant woman, Neetu Panwar, died on her way to a better hospital after her health got worse at a smaller health center in New Tehri, Uttarakhand.
This has happened three times in two months.
Now, doctors are trying to find out what went wrong.
Neetu Panwar, 24, died while being transferred to a higher medical facility from Beleshwar CHC in New Tehri
She was eight months pregnant and had returned to her village from Bahrain for childbirth
This is the third such incident in the region in two months
A three-member team has been formed to investigate the incident
The investigation will examine the woman's prenatal medical records and treatment at Beleshwar CHC
- Who
- Neetu Panwar, an eight-month pregnant woman from Srikot village
- What
- died while being transferred to a higher medical facility
- When
- on 18th November
- Where
- in New Tehri, Uttarakhand
- Why
- due to complications during pregnancy
Family's perspective
Medical facility's perspective
Cause of death
Family's perspective
Family blames lack of proper care and timely referral
Medical facility's perspective
Medical facility attributes it to severe swelling and high blood pressure
- Age
- 24
- Gestation period
- Eight months
- Husband's occupation
- Works in a hotel in Bahrain
- Previous incidents
- Two similar incidents in the past two months